Anderson was responding to an article by the former Home Secretary Suella Braverman for The Telegraph. Khan in response said Anderson was "pouring fuel on the fire of anti-Muslim hatred." Anderson, who was criticised by other Conservatives MPs for his comments, lost his party's parliamentary whip as a result of his comments.
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